Raise a glass — Drink Up Week is coming

We’ve got details and a map full of drink deals: We’ll be highlighting the vibrant beverage scene across Charlotte, NC from July 22 to July 26, 2024.

A bartender pours a cocktail into a class at a bar counter.

Prepare to savor delicious drink deals across Charlotte during Drink Up Week.

Photo via Great Wagon Road

We pride ourselves on keeping you in the mix — so take it from us, a week from today you’re going to want to raise a glass.

We’ll be celebrating Drink Up Week from Monday July 22 to Friday, July 26, tipping our hats to the buzziest entrepreneurs, mixologists, venues, and beverages across Charlotte.

We asked local businesses to participate in Drink Up Week by offering drink deals for our readers. Local businesses poured their all into the task — and the deals, well, they’re flowing.

A map of Charlotte with drink icons indicating Drink Up Week drink deals.

Restaurants, bars, speakeasies, and cafés across Charlotte are participating in Drink Up Week.

Photo via Proxi Map + data via Google

Presenting: CLTtoday’s interactive map of Drink Up Deals across Charlotte for our readers to bookmark, including must-grab deals like:

  • The Jimmy | Enjoy limited-edition, handcrafted summer cocktails: Capri Sun-set, Summer Rose, Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice, and “Rhu” the Day.
  • Angry Ale’s | $8 Angry Ale’s Freaky Tiki
  • Salted Melon Market & Eatery | 20% off in-store smoothie purchases | 7 a.m.-10 p.m.
  • Sneak Clt | Monday: $5 Monday Night Brewery Beer Selection; Tuesday: Mini Cocktail Night, Three options at $8 each or $20 for a flight; Wednesday: 1/2 off select Tiny Desk Wednesday’s signature cocktail; Thursday: 1/2 off select bottle wines and 1/2 off bar bites
  • Dressler’s | $10 specialty cocktail

Keep this map of Drink Up Week deals handy as you chart a course through our city next week. And don’t forget to forward this story to a friend and make plans to meet up for a drink.

Finally, a toast. We want to give a huge thank you to the local businesses participating in Drink Up Week 2024 and to you, our readers, because we know you’ll be out there supporting the beverage industry. We’ll see you at the coffee shop, brewery, and winery — drinks in hand, of course.

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